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Humming contently, I walk out of one of the guest bedrooms. That was the last chore of the day as a maid. I dust my hands together as in job well done and head down to the kitchen. My stomach was starved and kept making its presence known. Making my way down the long staircase, I hear some commotion from the main floor. I slow down my pace and crane my neck around, trying to find the person who was talking loudly.
At the last step, I bound off and follow the sound of multiple voices. The door to a parlor was open and I peek into the crack that made the door slightly ajar. I found the brothers, Racheal, and Nina Hopkins inside.
I grin knowingly and practically barge into the room, not caring if Racheal was in there or not. "Nina!" I shout excitedly and rush to the said woman.
Nina's eyes widen in shock and then she smiles back, recognizing me, "My dear!"
Laughing, I bound into her arms and hugged her happily. She tightly squeezes me back and I squeeze her harder, almost putting a quirk in her back. "Ah, ah. It hurts!" Nina gasps lightly.
I giggle and release her from my hold. My strength was tremendous, even though I work out secretly. I've always been like that though since birth practically. I pull away and she smiles, a bit in pain. "Sorry." I apologize bashfully, scratching my cheek. "Anyways, did you make my order yet?" I ask exuberantly.
Nina smiles knowingly and walks over to her beg, pulling out a bundle of clothing. "Here you go! I made sure the measurements were right!" Nina informs while handing the clothing to me.
I grin excitedly and hug the bundle to my chest, "Thank you so much, Nina!"
The clothing I asked for were makeshifts of t-shirts, bras, panties, and shorts. I couldn't be happier to have them. We went through a lot of trial and error to make them, but finally, we came out with a comfortable design for all the clothing. I never wore a bra before, but I know many women in my time complained about them. Though, I would think this would be more comfortable compared to a corset.
"I want to see you in them so bad. These are some of the most exquisite designs!" Nina exclaims and gushes over me. She starts fondling my breasts in front of everyone and I blush intensely. I attempt to bat her hands away from me and run to hide behind Racheal.
Racheal sends me a scolding look but also filled with semi-pity. She sighs to herself, "Miss. Hopkins, please don't harass Rina."
Nina apologizes to Racheal and I come out of my hiding spot behind her, still holding my clothing. "Thanks." I whisper to Racheal.
She nods and walks up to Nina, beginning a conversation about the boy's designs. I look at the boys who were staring at the bundle in my arms. Ciel and Fenian rush up to me in wonder. Ciel approaches first, "What did you get, sis?" Ciel asks curiously.
"Some long waited for comfortable clothing." I explain happily.
Fenian speaks up next, "Can we see?" he asks, just as curious as to his brother.
I shake my head with a slight blush, "Err, it's not appropriate." They nod in sync, understanding, "I'll catch up with you guys soon. I'm going to go try these on."
With that, I take my leave out of the room and rush to my own bedroom. I dash past all the servants and almost ram into Tanaka. Though, I finally make it to my room, breathing a bit hard. Slamming the door shut, I unwrap the ribbon that was holding them together. I set the clothing on the bed and begin to unfold them, laying every single piece out across my bed.
Everything looked amazing and very familiar to the twenty-first century. From the cloth shorts, feminine shirts, and to the panties. It almost brought tears to my eyes, remembering shopping in the mall with my friends from school. I smile and begin to undress, wanting to try everything on. After I took everything off, I begin to put on the bra and panties. They fit just like Nina said and it felt extremely odd.
I walk up to the mirror and twirl in front of it, examining my figure. These undergarments made me feel sexy and bold. Even though they were too made from thin cloth and black lace. Nina somehow made them appear cute. This is an upgrade compared to corset for sure. Laughing to myself, I walk to my bed and shimmy on a pair of tan cloth shorts and a cloth powdery pink top with white lace bordering it. They also fit well, and I walk over to the mirror again.
This outfit almost made me blush at my appearance. Was I really this skinny? It's not often I gaze at myself in the mirror. My creamy white skin matched well with the outfit and I'm happy with the colors I chose. A knock at my door startled me and I quickly feel nerves rush through me.
"Who is it?" I shout anxiously and run to the bed, gathering all the clothes hurriedly.
"It is Racheal." I hear the person on the other side of the door speak. I begin to full out panic and shove all my clothes underneath the bed. I grab the robe from my closet, breathing very hard from moving so swiftly. "O-Oh?! Did you need something, my Lady?" I squeak out, tying the robe strap around my waist.
I pace to the door and straighten out my robe, making sure it covers my outfit. I pull the door open with a shaky smile and she had her mouth open about to reply. Her eyes widen in shock at my sudden appearance at the door. Racheal clears her throat, collecting herself. "I was stopping by as I was curious about the clothing you ordered. It is not every day I find you purchasing outfits."
I feel myself begin to sweat nervously and my smile feels a bit too big, "A-Ah? I see. Well, the clothing seems to be a bit too small, unfortunately." I lie through my teeth.
Racheal frowns in response, "Oh, that is most terrible. Miss. Hopkins said that the clothing was to your size though?" she asks and comments in confusion.
I sweat drop and chuckle nervously, "Mhm. Right...well, it seems the measurements were off."
She semi-nods in understanding, "Then why is your robe on?" she asks suspiciously, eyeing my shoulder.
The alarms sound in my head that I'm about to be caught and I wonder why this woman was so inquisitive. "Well, you caught me in the process of changing, my Lady." I semi-lie this time.
Racheal gives up afterward and she sighs slightly, "I see. I am sorry for disturbing you. What is it you ordered? Perhaps, you could have it resized." she recommends and asks curiously.
I slowly become irritated with her endless questions, "It's a couple of simple gowns. No problem." I reply, trying to not freak out on her.
Racheal takes my answer and takes off with a farewell. I curtsey behind her, remembering to do so. Letting out a breath I did not realize I was holding in, I back away from the door and shut it. It might be smarter to try these on at night with no disturbances. I shed the clothing and put on my maid outfit once again. I take out my pocket watch from my dress. It has been around forty-five minutes since I last saw them. I decide it's time to get the boys ready for dinner soon.
I dash out my door excitedly, I barely get to see them anymore during the day due to their endless lessons. No matter how much I scold Vincent, he never seems to see what I keep complaining about. I walk to the downstairs foyer and walk to one of the study rooms. Another servant pointed to the room they were in. I knock on the door lightly and wait for permission to go in.
An older woman's voice shouts from behind it and I open the door, stepping inside. Closing it softly, I greet the older woman with a curtsey. She bows her head slightly back at me in greeting and I switch my gaze over to the boys who were looking bored until they saw me.
I flash the older woman a smile, "The time indicates the lesson is over, Madam." I announce, watching the boys make their way over to me.
She nods in response, "Indeed it is. Till next time, maid." she dismisses all of us with a wave of her hand.
The boys give a bow in respect and run up to my sides with matching grins. I run my hands through their hair affectionately, "Hey, kiddos. Happy I saved you from falling asleep?" I ask playfully.
Ciel tries to move my hand away from his hair and Fenian nuzzles against my palm with the top of his head with a giggle. I shake my head amusingly at their opposite behavior. Ciel speaks up first, "It was boring, I will admit." he chuckles, and I finally take my hands off their heads. We head out the study door and continue to walk to their bedrooms.
"I don't mind it. I like to learn new things." Fenian comments with a cute smile.
I smile encouragingly back, "Nothing better than learning something new. I do almost every day I'm here."
Ciel looks up at me in wonder, "Like what? What did you learn today?"
Thinking for a moment, I finally come up with something. "To try on clothes during the night. Your mother's quite curious about what I wear." I grumble out a bit in annoyance, remembering the occurrence.
They blink a bit in confusion at what I said, and I shrug it off. We were quiet as we made our way to the bedrooms. Once we arrived at Ciel's first, I begin to say, "Alright, I think you guys are old enough to get somewhat ready for dinner by yourself. You're what, eight?" I ask, trying to remember their exact age.
"Seven and a half." Fenian comments knowingly.
I laugh and scratch the back of my head, embarrassed for forgetting temporarily. "Whoops. Yeah, seven and a half. You guys can do it." I encourage with a grin.
"Why?" Ciel pipes up, staring at me in confusion.
I tilt my head, not understanding what he meant. "What?"
"Why do we have to? That's what you are here for." Ciel remarks, looking at his brother who nods in semi-agreement.
All I could do was stand there, not believing what this child just said. I try to contain my anger and could feel myself become upset. That hurt, that hurt really bad. "Excuse me?" I asked lowly, fixing Ciel and Fenian with a glare.
Ciel seems to have noticed he made me upset because his face paled slightly at my expression. He didn't respond, not sure what to say afterward.
I end up continuing the conversation, "Oh, I see how it is." I laugh slightly in concealed bitterness, "You know what? Let me just find someone to take of you guys for the rest of the night."
With that ending statement, I twirl around and fume my way down the corridor. I tell one of the maids to attend to the boys nicely and march back to my own bedroom. I finally arrive and fall onto my bed with a huff in anger. I hear thunder boom outside and watch as droplets of water splatter onto my window suddenly.
Great, the weather always seems to reflect my moods at the best of times. I can't believe Ciel said that in the first place. I have been practically raising these children when Racheal couldn't. Where did they learn that from? Even Fenian agreed with his statement, wasn't I more than a servant to them? They call me 'sis' for crying out loud.
I feel some tears peek up in the corners of my eyes and I try to suck them back in. I decide to skip dinner and end up slipping on a sleeping gown. Upset and a bit dry-eyed, I curl back into my bed and under the sheets to sleep. The last thing I heard was another rumble of thunder and the world went black.
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Something was shaking me, and I bat their hands away with an inaudible grumble. I hear some sniffles in the background and that finally woke me up slightly. When I opened my eyes, a flash of lightning lit up the room. I peer into the gulf of darkness for the noise and find an outline of someone who was small height wise.
"Fenian? Ciel?" I ask out loud, not sure which of the twins it was.
I hear some more sniffles and the figure comes closer, "Sis?" Fenian asks quietly, coming up to my bed.
Blinking in sleepy confusion, "Fenian, what are doing awake still?" I ask while looking outside briefly at the night filled sky that was ghosted by numerous clouds. The rain was pelting the window harshly and thunder rumbled every few seconds.
He grabs the edge of my bed and I scoot towards the wall my single bed was backed up against to make room for him. Climbing up, he keeps sniffling and I wonder why he was crying in the first place. Fenian was holding a stuffed rabbit next to him. "Sis..." he drifts off, climbing into my comforter.
"What's wrong, Fenian?" I ask and he lies down onto my pillow, I could make the outlines of his features in the darkness.
He sniffles some more, and a loud crack of thunder rattles the room. He lets out a cry and dives into my upper chest, shaking slightly. I forget about any and all of what made me angry with the twins in the first place and try to understand why he was so upset.
Wrapping my arms around his tiny body, I hum to him in the darkness to help calm him down. I rub his back softly, slowly feeling his quivering body relax under my touch. "I'm scared and I feel bad for making you mad."
Pulling him in closer, I nuzzle against his head with a sigh, "It's okay, Fenian. I may have overreacted slightly. You guys don't know any better anyways." I reassure and run my fingers through his hair.
He sniffles some more, and I felt his hands clench tightly onto my gown, "I'm sorry." Fenian whimpers quietly, barely audible to the rain pouring in the background.
"I forgive you, don't worry." I whisper softly, feeling a small tear glide down my cheek.
It goes silent for a little bit and we cuddle for a while, listening to the storm in the background. "Why were you scared?" I ask curiously, I didn't think I was that frightening.
A boom of thunder ripples outside and he tucks himself further into me, "T-The storm." he whimpers again.
"Oh," I comment in realization and smile down at him, even though he couldn't see. "Want to know something about storms?" I ask him, pulling the blanket around us tighter.
"What?"
"They say, that we should face the storm, to defy it. By overcoming it, who knows what a person can do afterward?" I advise, thinking of all the things I had to overcome whilst being here.
"Like what?" Fenian asks.
Thinking for a moment, I try to find an answer, "Who knows? Anything you want, sometimes it can be good or bad. Although in the end, it is the person's decision and they can do whatever they want with it. It must be respectable enough for them or else what's the point?"
He goes quiet for a moment until I feel a nod against my chest. I hear the door to my room move slightly and I jerk up to look at it. Fenian makes a noise of discomfort from my movement.
"Who's there?" I ask out loud, trying to scan the crack in my door. Eventually, the lightning outside strikes again and I find a peeping Ciel standing in the crack. A bit confused why both boys decided to visit me, I continue my questioning, "Ciel? What are you doing here?"
He shuffles in while looking down at his feet in the dark room. He closes the door behind him, "I came here to apologize." Ciel pipes up quietly.
Frowning, I sit up more, "Come here." I beckon, waving my hand in front of me, despite him not really seeing it.
He walks slowly over and stops at the side of my bed. I could tell his head was still facing down, "Ciel, I'm not mad anymore. I accept your apology though." I say softly.
I watch his head move up in the darkness as in surprise, "Really?" he asks hesitantly.
"Honestly," I confirm. "Now, you wanna sleep with me and your brother?" I ask happily while laying back down.
Ciel scrambles into the bed quickly and lays down at my other side. I pat his head and bring both the boys closer. "Let's get some shut-eye, yeah?"
Their arms sling around my torso and both their heads take home near my neck. I could feel their warm breath puff against my skin, indicating they fell asleep already. Getting comfy again, I squirm slightly in their holds and fall asleep with a tired smile.
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Vincent was walking by the boy's bedrooms early that morning. It was almost time for them to be up soon for breakfast. Opening Ciel's door first, he pokes his head inside. He lets out a surprised gasp, not seeing Ciel's sleeping figure on the bed or in the room in general. He rushes to the other twin's door, only to find the same thing.
A bit in panic, he paces down the manor's main staircase. Walking briskly to Rina's room, he comes up to it and knocks softly. He hears no response, so he slowly opens the door. He spots Rina's sleeping figure curled up in the bed with two humps surrounding her. He creeps closer to the bed to find the missing twins in her bed, also sound asleep.
He smiles warmly at the scene before him. Fenian was practically buried in Rina's bosom and Ciel was drooling all over her neck. He almost snickers at them and reaches down to shake Rina awake.
"Rina, you're already slacking! Wake up!" Vincent snaps loudly, startling her and the twins awake from slumber.
